Where the Spirit Lives
In 1937, a young First Nations girl named Ashtecome is kidnapped along with several other children from a village as part of a deliberate Canadian policy to force First Nations children to abandon their culture in order to be assimilated into white Canadian/British society. Taken to a boarding school where she's forced to adopt Western Euro-centric ways and learn English, often under brutal treatment, she has the support of one sympathetic white teacher.
Top cast
Michelle St. JohnKomi / Amelia- Kim Bruisedhead FoxAnataki
- Marianne JonesKomi's Mother
- Gus Chief MoonKa - moos - ee
- Clayton JulianPita / Abraham
- Margaret CozryGrandmother
- Marge FoxAnataki's Mother
Ann-Marie MacDonaldKathleen- Sean MulcahyPriest
Sam MalkinMr. Crawford
Doris PetrieMiss Weir
Chapelle JaffeMiss Appleby
Below are the streaming services currently carrying the movie “Where the Spirit Lives” in Canada, along with how each offers it (subscription, buy, or rent) and a direct link. Licensing differs by market, so availability in Canada can differ from other countries.
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Not currently available on the supported providers in Canada.
Availability can change as licenses rotate — confirm on the provider’s page before subscribing. Last checked: 13 Sept 2026.